Feature 2 | COAST GUARD AND PATROL CRAFT
New Patrol Ships for the Royal
Netherlands Navy
Th e Netherlands’ Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) signed a €240
million contract with Schelde Naval Shipbuilding for the design and build
of a new four-strong class of patrol ship for the Royal Netherlands Navy.
keel laying ceremony for the
first of class is scheduled for
A November 2008, with vessel
deliveries scheduled to run between
November 2010 to November 2012.
Schelde Naval Shipbuilding will build the
fi rst two vessels (Yard numbers 408 and
409) at its facility in Vlissingen, while
construction of the second pair (410
and 411) will be undertaken at Damen
Shipyard Galatz in Romania under
Schelde’s supervision.
Entering operational service from
mid-2011, the new ships will be capable
of worldwide deployment, but with a
primary focus on presence missions and
maritime security tasks in the territorial
waters and exclusive economic zone
of The Netherlands, The Netherlands
Antilles and Aruba. In parallel, the
DMO awarded an associated €125
million contract to Thales Nederland for
the development, integration and supply
of a novel sensor and communication The Royal Netherlands Navy’s four new Patrol Ships are planned for delivery between
suite, fully integrated into a modular November 2010 and November 2012. (photo: Schelde Naval Shipbuilding)
mast structure, for installation aboard
the four ships. (see Warship Technology
may 2008, page 32). design process. accelerations in the main operations
Conceived as flexible, long endurance A mix of naval and commercial areas, which are now positioned close
vessels equipped to perform a wide standards have been adopted, with the to the centre of the ship’s length and
range of constabulary tasks, the design PS design receiving the DNV notation thus experienced reduced ship motions.
and general arrangement of the PS has + 1A1 Naval Support (fi re, evac) EO RP Th e fi nal hullform was also infl uenced
been influenced by a number of top-level NAUT-Navy HELDK-SHF CRANE NV. by the weight and position of the
user requirements. These include Naval stability standards are applied, and integrated mast.
good seakeeping, extended endurance, ballistic protection and blast bulkheads Alternative bulbous bow and Axe
excellent situational awareness, low will be fi tted to improve survivability. bow forms were examined; the former
manning, and high levels of operability A generic round bilge hullform was considered to be good in flat,
for aviation and boat operations. At previously developed for the M-frigate calm conditions but disadvantaged
the same time, the DMO and Royal and the De Zeven Provincien class air in a seaway, while it was judged that
Netherlands Navy have demanded that defence and command frigate has been the speed of the PS was too low to
the Patrol Ship should offer good levels scaled and refi ned to suit the Patrol Ship. derive any advantage from the Axe
of comfort for its crew, and be compliant The so-called ‘Enlarged Ship’ concept bow. As a result a traditional form has
to appropriate MARPOL regulations. has been embodied, extending the hull been adopted.
Also, the need to keep costs down forward so as to gain benefi ts of better Ship structures will be built from
has been intrinsic to all aspects of the seakeeping and improved vertical mild, rather than high tensile, steel.
20 Warship Technology July/August 2008
WTJul-Aug08_p18+19+20+21+22+23.indd Sec2:20 7/22/08 7:12:16 PM
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40